M(CP2): Minnesota Cybersecurity Pathway Curriculum Partnership for K-18

大都会州立大学（Metro State）和明尼苏达州先进信息技术公司（Advance IT Minnesota）成立了一个网络安全中心，其使命是开展研究和教育活动，旨在促进正式和非正式网络安全教育的发展。NSF资助的项目M(CP2)：明尼苏达州网络安全途径课程合作伙伴K-18，将由网络安全中心的成员和合作伙伴完成。M（CP2）的结果是一个综合的课程途径，包括K-12课程模块，学士学位，学士学位，硕士学位和证书课程。这些模块和途径将与即将发布的计算机协会网络安全课程2017：网络安全高等学位课程课程指南，以及工程与技术认证委员会（ABET）网络安全认证保持一致。M（CP2）将采用一种创新的公私合作方式，为K-12到ms提供第一个与行业一致的综合路径课程原型。拟议的工作将实施由国家标准与技术研究所-国家网络安全教育倡议（NICE）制定的网络安全教育公私合作的最佳实践，以扩大开发和扩大网络安全专业人员渠道的综合资源。这项工作将为教育工作者和雇主提供一个标准化的路径模型，这将减少不同教育水平项目之间的低效率，并使学校和行业能够更好地评估当前和未来网络安全专业人员的培训需求。此外，M（CP2）将作为现有项目的范例，因为它们符合新的指导方针；提供研究支持的项目计划和资源，新项目可以复制或定制；并且，通过将项目资源与K-12计算机科学路径对齐，支持将网络安全概念整合到所有计算机科学项目中。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Metropolitan State University (Metro State) and Advance IT Minnesota have established a Cybersecurity Center with the mission of conducting research and educational activities intended to contribute to advances in formal and informal cybersecurity education. The NSF funded project, M(CP2): Minnesota Cybersecurity Pathway Curriculum Partnership for K-18, will be completed by the members and partners of the Cybersecurity Center. The outcome of the M(CP2) is an integrated curriculum pathway including course modules for K-12, A.S., B.S., M.S., and certificate programs. The modules and pathway will align with the forthcoming Association for Computing Machinery's Cybersecurity Curricula 2017: Curriculum Guidelines for Post-Secondary Degree Programs in Cybersecurity, and with Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation on cybersecurity. M(CP2) will employ an innovative public-private partnership approach to prototype the first industry-aligned integrated pathway curriculum for K-12 through M.S. By leveraging collaborative partners across industry, education, and the public sector, the proposed work will operationalize best practices in public-private cooperation for cybersecurity education developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) to expand comprehensive resources to develop and expand the pipeline of cybersecurity professionals. This work will provide educators and employers with a standardized pathway model, which will reduce inefficiencies among programs at various educational levels and enable schools and industry to better evaluate the training needs of current and future cybersecurity professionals. Furthermore, M(CP2) will serve as an example for existing programs to use as they align with the new guidelines; provide research-supported program plans and resources that new programs can replicate or customize; and, support integration of cybersecurity concepts into Computer Science for All projects by aligning project resources to the K-12 computer science pathways.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.